Thursday, September 01, 2016

3 SUSPECTS Arrested - and remember that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Now, it is not the police that decides whether one is a 'terror' suspect or not? It is not the Attorney General or the Public Prosecutor that decides whether one is guilty or not? It is not the Minister or the Prime Minister that decides...

So, we will only believe that some is guilty if he/she has been accorded a fair trial...The worry now is that these 'suspects' may not even be charged in court and given a fair trial - they may simply be DETAINED WITHOUT TRIAL using POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act)?

A big announcement to the media about this 'accomplishment' by the Malaysian police, that was also covered by a lot of international media - so let us all be kept informed about what happened after that...or was it just some PR exercise? Now, if they really were 'terrorist', then charge them and accord them a fair trial... And, if investigations reveal that they are really innocent, make sure to inform the media of this...And, do not simply put them under 'Detention Without Trial' - which does not accord them even the right to challenge the allege justifications for their arrest..

Malaysian
police said Wednesday they had foiled possible attacks on the eve of
the country's Independence Day with the detention of three suspected Islamic State members. National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the three men had planned to attack ...

Malaysian police said they arrested three suspected
Islamic State radicals who were planning to attack entertainment venues
and a Hindu temple outside Kuala Lumpur on the eve of the country's
independence day on Wednesday. Police said the three ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian police announced on Wednesday (Aug 31) they have arrested three suspected
Islamic State (ISIS) militants who were planning attacks on
entertainment outlets, police stations and the Hindu temple at Batu
Caves. The trio ...

KUALA
LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian police have said that they have managed to
successfully foil a planned terror operation and have subsequently made
three arrests.

The police said that three suspected Islamic
State (ISIS) militants were arrested for planning an attack on a
prominent Hindu temple, Batu Caves in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. The
radicals were also said to be targeting entertainment venues and police
stations in the capital on the eve of the country’s 59th Independence
day.

According to a statement issued by Inspector-General of
Police Khalid Abu Bakar, the attacks being planned in Kuala Lumpur,
Selangor State and Pahang State between August 27 and August 29 were
foiled by the Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division.

Abu Bakar
further stated that the three suspects were planning to use grenades
and firearms that were supplied and sent via courier to them by Muhammad
Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, a Malaysian national fighting with Islamic State
in Syria.

Wanndy has been involved in plotting previous attacks
in predominantly-Muslim Malaysia - including a grenade attack on a bar
on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur in June, which was the Islamist group's
first successful assault in Malaysia.

He further elaborated, “The
three suspects planned to go to Syria to join the terrorist group with
the help of Muhammad Wanndy after launching the attacks.”

Abu
Bakar said that a 20-year-old lorry driver was the first suspect to be
arrested after being detained in Selangor State on August 27 with a K75
grenade and a pistol along with 9mm bullets. Two other men arrested,
were detained in Kuala Lumpur and Pahang on Monday, one being a butcher
and the other a drinks seller aged 20 and 27 respectively.

Earlier
this month, Malaysia identified 68 Malaysians who were said to be
planning to leave the country to join ISIS and revoked their passports.

Meanwhile,
in March this year, the country’s intelligence said that 18 Malaysians
were killed while fighting alongside ISIS in Syria. In addition, seven
Malaysians were said to be killed while carrying out ISIS-led suicide
bombing attacks. - The Malaysia, 31/8/2016

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